#29: Botswana +12.1%

Economy: Botswana's diamond industry and exports comprise over a third of Botswana's GDP, making it heavily reliant on this single commodity. However, other industries are becoming more important as well, like tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#28: Republic of Congo +12.3%

Economy: The Republic of Congo's major exports are oil and forestry products, the former industry contributing a significant share to GDP. Another major driver of growth recently has been government spending on infrastructure development, buttressed by high oil prices.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#27: Tajikistan +12.3%

Economy: Tajikistan is largely dependent on cotton and aluminum exports, but it is currently constructing a dam billed as the tallest in the world. If they are successful with the project, it would expand electricity output significantly.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#26: Panama +12.6%

Economy: Panama's services sector comprises nearly 80 percent of GDP. Major drivers of growth include the tourism, construction, and transportation industries as well as the operation and expansion of the Panama Canal.

#24: Guinea +12.9%

Economy: Guinea has vast natural resources, and the first democratically elected president ever in the country has brought hope that Guinea can capitalize on mining and exporting these resources, spurring growth. The changing political environment also promises to draw more attention via foreign investment than in the past.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#23: Cape Verde +13.0%

Economy: The services sector, including industries like commerce, transport, tourism, and public services, dominates the economy of Cape Verde, contributing to just over 75 percent of GDP. Foreign remittances are over 20 percent of GDP.

#20: Niger +13.3%

Economy: Niger's biggest sector is agriculture, at nearly 40 percent of GDP -- much of this subsistence farming. It also has large uranium deposits and oil reserves, the latter of which is expected to contribute substantially to growth going forward.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#19: Bangladesh +13.3%

Economy: The Bangladeshi services sector comprises half of the country's GDP, and rice production in its agricultural sector is a major industry. Garment manufacture and foreign remittances are also important contributors to the Bangladeshi economy.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#18: Cambodia +13.5%

Economy: Cambodia derives 30 percent of GDP from its agricultural sector, but the garment manufacture and tourism industries are also major contributors to the economy. Metals mining could become a contributor to growth in the future as opportunities in that area are explored.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#17: Uzbekistan +13.6%

Economy: Uzbekistan is reliant on commodity prices as it derives much of its growth from high prices for its exports of gold, cotton, and natural gas. It also suffered relatively little from the financial crisis and subsequent slowdown in global growth due to its isolation and lack of connectivity with world financial markets.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#16: Kazakhstan: +13.7%

Economy: Kazakhstan's economy is heavily dependent on commodity prices, as the major driver of growth there is export of its natural resources -- fossil fuels, including oil, and mined metals and minerals.

#14: Ghana +14.0%

Economy: Ghana's agricultural sector comprises over 25% of GDP, while its services sector contributes about half of GDP. Gold and cocoa are its major exports and it will soon be a player in oil production as well, which will contribute to growth.

#11: India +14.5%

Economy: The Indian economy is one of the world's four largest developing economies, with a massive services sector providing much of the developed world with information technology and outsourced business services.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#10: Haiti +14.5%

Economy: The Haitian economy was rocked in 2010 by a massive earthquake -- since then, foreign aid has poured in to aid in the country's rebuilding. Foreign remittances comprise 20% of GDP and apparel manufacture constitutes 10% of GDP.

#7: Ethiopia +15.2%

Economy: Ethiopia, like many other poor African states, has an economy largely driven by agriculture, which comprises 41 percent of GDP. The government has attracted substantial foreign investment into the country's agricultural and manufacturing sectors in recent years.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#6: Rwanda +15.5%

Economy: Rwanda, though extremely poor, has a burgeoning services sector that accounts for over half of the country's GDP. However, nearly 90 percent of the population is engaged in agriculture, and mostly for subsistence.

#4: Laos +15.6%

Economy: The economy of Laos, a country on the UN's list of least developed economies, is growing quickly, albeit from a very low level, as a result of foreign and infrastructure investment. Subsistence agriculture accounts for nearly 30 percent of GDP.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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#3: China +17.72%

Economy: China recently passed Japan to become the world's third largest economy and is also the world's largest exporter across a wide range of industries -- major sectors including consumer goods and raw materials.

#1: Iraq +25.4%

Economy: Iraq's major export is oil, and it accounts for 90 percent of the government's revenues. The country is also in a rebuilding phase in the wake of U.S. occupation, with construction a major driver of the economy as well.

Source: The World Bank, CIA World Factbook

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